Issue - meetings

The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 established a new legislative framework for civil protection in the United Kingdom. It imposed a clear set of roles and responsibilities on those organisations with a role to play in preparing for and responding to emergencies. Local authorities are a Category 1 responder under the Act and have a key role to play in respect in discharging their duties in the legislation.

One of those duties under the Act is to put in place emergency plans. In 2011 the Cabinet Office stated:

For an emergency plan to be valid, it must be accepted as the stated policy of the organisation or Category 1 responders on whose behalf it has been produced. For this to happen, the key decision makers in an organisation must have an awareness of the plan and, through sign-off and other initiatives, have accepted part ownership of it.

Recommendation

1.1             That the Executive recommend approval and adoption of the attached Emergency Plan.

1.2             That authority to make minor consequential grammatical and technical changes to the text, contact details etc. be delegated to the Head of Service in consultation with the Portfolio Holder.

RESOLVED

a)               That the Executive recommend approval and adoption of the attached Emergency Plan.

b)              That authority to make minor consequential grammatical and technical changes to the text, contact details etc. be delegated to the Head of Service in consultation with the Portfolio Holder.

Reason: To ensure the Council has a robust Emergency Plan in place in accordance with the requirements of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.

[This matter is recommended to Council for decision and is not subject to the call-in procedure.]

The Leader presented the report, which set out the Council’s Emergency Plan as required by the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.

RESOLVED

a)               That the Executive recommend approval and adoption of the attached Emergency Plan.

b)              That authority to make minor consequential grammatical and technical changes to the text, contact details etc. be delegated to the Head of Service in consultation with the Portfolio Holder.

Reason: To ensure the Council has a robust Emergency Plan in place in accordance with the requirements of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.